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@InCollection{sep-descartes-ideas,
author = {Smith, Kurt},
title = {{Descartes’ Theory of Ideas}},
booktitle = {The {Stanford} Encyclopedia of Philosophy},
editor = {Edward N. Zalta and Uri Nodelman},
howpublished = {\url{https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2024/entries/descartes-ideas/}},
year = {2024},
edition = {{S}ummer 2024},
publisher = {Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University}
}